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Two Ethiopian women have accused the country’s military of sexually abusing and raping them while they were detained after a crackdown in the Eastern Ogaden state
near the Somalia border.
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The following is a summary of the author Gadaa Melbaa,"During the process of colonisation, between 1870 and 1900, the Oromo population was reduced from ten to five millions. This period coincides with the occupation of Oromo land by the Abyssinian emperors Yohannes and Menilek. After colonisation, these emperors and their successors continued to treat Oromo with utmost cruelty. Many were killed by the colonial army and settlers, others died of famine and epidemics of various diseases or were sold off as slaves. Those who remained on the land were reduced to the status of gabbar (a peasant from whom labour and produce is exacted and is a crude form of serfdom). Haile Selassie consolidated Yohannes and Meniiek's gains and with the use of violence, obstructed the process of natural and historical d
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Two Swedish journalists pardoned by Ethiopia after spending 11 months in jail for aiding a rebel group said on Friday they had been subjected to a mock execution, and accused the country of using anti-terrorism laws to stifle journalism.
Reporter Martin Schib
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In a closed meeting that was held in the Office of the Prime Minister in Addis Abeba, the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Front (EPRDF) disbanded without electing its Chairperson and Deputy.
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By Robele Ababya The stage-managed wailing in Addis Ababa 40 days after the death of genocidal leader tyrant Meles Zenawi is pretty much a copycat of the funeral services held for the Dear Leader Kim Ill Sung of North Korea – and therefore not surprising. This
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Ethiopian opposition figures are calling for talks reported Anita Powell of the Voice of America on August 23, 2012. |
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